Characters
Who are the characters of the story?
Yes, No, the King, cooks
What is the story about?
(in short)
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What dish did the first cook bring?
The ugberry pie
Describe Yes as a person
Yes was good at everything. He was the best, smartest, and most liked person in his village.
Whenever someone asked Yes for a favor, he would gladly help.
Describe No as a person
No was jealous of his brother, because he was not much good at anything himself. Whenever the villagers asked No for help, he refused because he didn’t like people very much.
Whom did ask the King after the accident with the three-toed yock, and who told the truth?
The King demanded to know why a three-toed yock had been allowed on his road and asked all the villagers for an explanation. Yes was always honest, so he told the King the entire story.
What happened to the king on the road?
When the three-toed yock wandered onto the road, the King’s carriage was passing by and had to swerve to avoid hitting it. The King was thrown from the carriage and fell to the ground and hurt himself.
What happened to the Grukie soup?
The King didn’t like grukie soup very much and he knew just how to get rid of it.
“No!” he yelled and then sent No out to retrieve the soup. No dropped the soup before the King could even smell it.
What did Yes ask his brother to do, when the king left?
A few days after his father left, Yes asked his brother to watch the three-toed yock while he went to find some food to eat.
What did NO do when his brother YES asked him for help?
Instead of doing what Yes asked, No lay down, shut his eyes, and forgot about the yock.
Where did the cooks come from?
Cooks from all over the Kingdom lined up at the castle’s gate to offer the King their food for the party.
What was the punishment for Yes and No?
Yes and No were to work in the castle as King's personal assistants as punishment.
Where did Yes and No live?
In a small village in a small kingdom.
Why did the King call Yes when the first cook brought him the dish?
He didn’t want anything to happen to the ugberry pie, so he yelled “Yes!” and then asked him to go fetch it.
What would happen whenever the king asked No to bring anything?
Whenever the King asked No to bring him anything, it would get thrown away, broken, or eaten, without exception.
What was the father's name of Yes and No?
Okay
One day Yes and No’s father, Okay went on a long journey and he left his two sons in charge of all the animals.
What was the brothers' most important task, when they served the King?
The brothers’ most important task was to help pick the food for a grand party that the King was throwing later that night.
Name three animals in the story
The great guck, and the icks, and the three-toed yock
What did Yes want to find when his father left?
He went to find some food to eat.
Where did No go when he didn't want to be bothered with boring tasks?
No didn’t want to be bothered with the boring tasks involved with taking care of the animals. So instead of helping his brother, No went down to the lake and threw rocks into the water.
Who are the cousins of YES and NO?
This small kingdom also happens to be the birthplace of Yes and No’s cousins, Please and Thanks
Since when in a small kingdom Yes has meant YES and No has meant NO?
Pretty soon this started catching on around the Kingdom, for if a King does something, his loyal subjects are never far behind. If they didn’t want a second scoop of potatoes, they would say “No.” And if they liked what someone was offering, they would say, “Yes.” And ever since that day in a small village in a small kingdom, Yes has meant Yes, and No has meant No.
Who wrote the story?
Daniel Errico
Why did the King realize that only Yes would be of any use to him as a servant?
However, soon after his decision about the two brothers, the King realized that only Yes would be of any use to him as a servant. Whenever the King asked No to bring him anything, it would get thrown away, broken, or eaten, without exception. The King was quite sure that No was the worst servant in the entire world.
What animal did Yes ask No to look after?
Yes asked his brother to watch the three-toed yock while he went to find some food to eat